GARC Awards

The Sinebata Awards is a festival and competition of creators of videos for and by children from the Philippines convened by Anak TV, an advocacy organization that promotes television literacy and child-sensitive, family-friendly television in the Philippines.

GARC, together with Knowledge Channel foundation, won in the category: Professional Fiction under 7 Years of Age 

The award was awarded in Manila, Philippines. The video was the official entry of the Philippines for the said category in the 3rd Southeast Asia Video Festival for Children (SEAVFC) competition. 

Read more about the award ceremony and the criteria for the awards from the Knowledge Channel and in the news. 

You can also read in more detail about the award-winning video, as well as the estimated reach and impact this will have on children's lives in the Philippines here. 

You can watch our award-winning video ”Bino, Buboy and Bantay“ here.

GARC won the Top Performing Local Government Unit in Rabies Elimination Award for our work through the Communities Against Rabies Exposure (CARE) Project, presented at the National Rabies Summit. 

The award was given in recognition of the fact that Ilocos Norte (Philippines) had zero human and canine rabies, 70% dog vaccination coverage and 90%-95% completion of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in 2014-2016. 

You can read more about the award and the work that was done for us to receive this award here.

You can also learn about the project in detail by reading our case study about the rabies elimination efforts in Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

GARC received 2nd place in the Communications Governance Award for “Innovative Communications Tools for Impactful Community Work” as a result of the exemplary work that had been done as part of the "CARE" project in the Metropolitan of Sorsogon, Philippines. 

The award was awarded by the Rotary Club, Sorsogon. 

You can read all about the award that we received in our 2016 annual report. 

Information, Education, Communication (IEC) efforts using flipcharts and a "rabies corner" to educate the school children, and through initiatives involving Girl Scouts during World Rabies Day, billboards, radio plugs, brochures and the stage play, communities at-risk were educated about rabies. These efforts were acknowledged as innovative communication tools that save lives from the threat of rabies. See more of our resources to teach children here. 

GARC won the Best Local Government Unit Rabies Program Implementer Award for our work through the Communities Against Rabies Exposure (CARE) Project. 

The award was given for the work done in the Province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines and was awarded at the National Rabies Summit.

You can read more about the award and the work that was done for us to receive this award here.

You can also learn about the project in detail by reading our case study about the rabies elimination efforts in Ilocos Norte, Philippines.

Reason for award:

Charity Awards, driven by the Charity Aid Foundation rewards the best of the charitable sector for their work.

GARC won the award in the category of: Healthcare and Medical Research 

The award was given based on our Bohol Rabies Elimination Program in the Province of Bohol, Philippines.

The nominees are judged on ten hallmarks of excellence: leadership, people development, planning, innovation, enterprise, learning, impact measurement, effectiveness, accountability and sustainability.

You can see the final list of winners and also read more about the award, the award criteria and why GARC was a winner. 

Reason for award:

Award of Excellence for Local Government Units in the Province of Bohol (Bohol Rabies Elimination Program), Philippines.

The Galing Pook award is an award that is recognized and awarded by the President of the Philippines.

You can read more about the award on the Galing Pook Award website.

Read more about our Galing Pook award in the news:

Asian Rabies Expert Bureau press release

PhilStar Global News

GMA News Online

The Bohol Chronicle News

Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Integration of rabies education in the national curriculum

Awarded by: Partners’ Appreciation Program, Department of Education, Philippines

Area: Philippines

Read more here and here.

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Invaluable contribution to the rabies prevention and control program towards a rabies-free Philippines 

Awarded by: National Rabies Prevention and Committee (NRPCC)

Area: Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Rabies Educator Certificate (REC) training for teachers in rabies high risk areas during the Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade-School Maintenance Program)

Awarded by: Partners’ Appreciation Program, Department of Education, Philippines

Area: Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Brigada Eskwela (School Brigade-School Maintenance Program)

Awarded by: Department of Education

Area: Philippines

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Plaque of Appreciation:

Reason: Rabies Education for Girl Scouts

Awarded by: Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Area: Metro Sorsogon, Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Active participation in the Rabies Awareness month activities.

Awarded by: National Rabies Prevention and Committee (NRPCC)

Area: Muntinlupa City, Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Rabies Education of Girl Scouts

Awarded by: Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Area: Metro Sorsogon, Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Awarded by: Girl Scouts of the Philippines

Area: Metro Sorsogon, Philippines

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Certificate of Appreciation:

Reason: Social Marketing Campaign

Awarded by: University of the Philippines Los Banos, College of Development Communications

Area: Philippines

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